Fang Zhenshan was immediately shocked when he heard the news relayed by Jiang Quan.
He Yu is actually dead?
When did you die? Why did you die?
Although Fang Zhenshan also guessed that something big must have happened in Liaodong Town, he never expected that it would be so big!
Subconsciously, Fang Zhenshan turned to look at Wu Shilin, wanting to ask for Wu Shilin's opinion.
However, after seeing Wu Shilin's reaction, Fang Zhenshan was secretly shocked.
I saw that after Wu Shilin heard the news of He Yu's death, his first emotion was not shock and disbelief, but overjoyed!
He Yu's death is certainly a good thing for the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, and it is natural that Wu Shilin would have an overjoyed reaction after hearing the news.
But normally, Wu Shilin's first reaction should be shock and disbelief, and then gradually turn into overjoyment.
However, Wu Shilin directly ignored the shock and disbelief, and directly expressed the emotion of overjoyed. This means that Wu Shilin probably knew that He Yu might die, but he did not dare to be 100% sure.
I am sure that this kind of thing will definitely happen, so I have such a reaction!
It can only be said that although He Bie is illiterate, his previous evaluation of Wu Shilin was extremely correct - this man became the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan at a young age, not because of his extraordinary qualities.
It's just because of his family background, his ability and scheming are no better than Li Shijie's.
Therefore, because of Wu Shilin's abnormal reaction, Fang Zhenshan, a cunning and experienced man, saw many clues and had many thoughts in his mind.
At the same time, Wu Shilin may have been too excited. He did not notice that his performance was abnormal at all. Instead, he couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Father, he is rushing towards the location of Hujiazhuang? Great! Father, he is the governor of Jiliao,
With him personally taking charge, plus the reinforcements of 4,000 Guan Ning cavalry, the overall situation can be decided!"
Hearing what Wu Shilin said, Fang Zhenshan's heart sank again.
Jiang Quan only said that Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao, was leading his army towards Hujiazhuang, but he never said how many troops Wu Yingxiong had under his command. However, Wu Shilin could directly say that Wu Yingxiong had four thousand Guan Ning under his command.
Iron cavalry... This means that Wu Shilin has long known about Wu Yingxiong's arrival in Liaodong.
However, Wu Shilin had always concealed this information from Fang Zhenshan beforehand.
Thinking about this, Fang Zhenshan felt very uncomfortable.
Not long ago, Fang Zhenshan was full of gratitude and trust in Wu Shilin. After all, he relied solely on Wu Shilin's unreserved support to barely block Liaodong Town's strong attack.
But now, all these gratitude and trust are gone, only deep suspicion and fear are left, because Fang Zhenshan doesn't know how many plans the Wu family in Shanhaiguan has to hide from him, let alone whether he will be exposed to Shanhaiguan in the future.
The Wu family's plan was betrayed!
What's more, Fang Zhenshan has done so many things during this period, just coveting the position of the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, and the Wu family of Shanhaiguan also wants to control and annex Liaodong Town. The plans of the two parties are obviously in conflict in some aspects.
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The Wu family in Shanhaiguan has been working hard for many years and has coveted Liaodong Town for many years. They must have formulated a comprehensive plan to annex Liaodong Town long ago. In this plan, Fang Zhenshan will definitely not be the first choice to take over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. After all, the Wu family
There are still a lot of ambitious people inside who want to ascend to this position.
Therefore, Fang Zhenshan, who had been extremely grateful to the Wu family in Shanhaiguan just now, was already secretly thinking about stumbling upon the Wu family in Shanhaiguan.
Fang Zhenshan knew very well that at this time, not only could he not take the opportunity to join the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, but he had to find a way to backstab the Wu family in Shanhaiguan. Even if he could not block the Wu family's plan to annex Liaodong Town, he still had to make the Wu family in Shanhaiguan aware of his plan.
importance, and then he can force the Shanhaiguan Wu family to support him in taking over the position of commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town.
If everything goes well, Fang Zhenshan will be able to control the military leaders of Liaodong Town, the Li family, the Wu family of Shanhaiguan, and Zhao Junchen. At that time, he will not only have the opportunity to take over the position of the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town.
There has been a lot of increase, and it will be easier to secure his position after taking over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town.
While his thoughts were spinning, Fang Zhenshan remained calm on the surface. Instead, he nodded and smiled, as if he was also deeply encouraged by the appearance of Wu Yingxiong, saying: "Governor Wu nominally has the power to govern Liaodong Town and Jizhen. In the past,
When He Yu was still there, Liaodong Town still had reason to ignore Governor Ji Liao's orders, but now with He Yu's death, Liaodong Town no longer has the chance to resist Governor Wu's orders...
At the same time, Liaodong Town also lost its mind. In order to delay Governor Wu's trip, it actually arranged for Ximen Sheng to come out in person in an attempt to stop Governor Wu halfway. However, Ximen Sheng only had dozens of guards with him. Such an arrangement
Undoubtedly, Ximen Sheng was directly given to Governor Wu for control!
After the death of He Yu, Bandit He was only a small military attaché of Qianhu after all. The other generals lacked enough determination and courage, so Ximen Sheng was the person in Liaodong Town who had the best chance of unifying all parties.
But now that Ximen Sheng has taken the initiative, it means that Liaodong Town has completely lost the opportunity to unite as one and deal with the outside world!
In this way, Governor Wu’s desire to control the situation in Liaodong Town is absolutely certain and will be a piece of cake!”
Hearing what Fang Zhenshan said, Wu Shilin couldn't help but feel more proud and excited. He had already begun to imagine in his heart that the Wu family in Shanhaiguan would be prosperous and powerful after they successfully annexed Liaodong Town!
Fang Zhenshan took the opportunity to suggest: "There are two top priorities at the moment. The first is Governor Wu. We should meet up with Governor Wu as soon as possible to report the current situation of Liaodong Town to Governor Wu, and then we should also recommend that Governor Wu take control immediately
Ximen Sheng, cut off Liaodong Town’s last chance to resist!
The second is Zhao Gechen. According to Jiang Quan Baihu, Zhao Gechen is currently hiding in the Liaodong Town camp on the outskirts of the dense forest, and may be exposed at any time!
At the same time, after He Yu's death, Liaodong Town may fall into madness at any time. Once Zhao Gechen is exposed, he may be in danger, so we must send troops to support Zhao Gechen.
Even if Zhao Gechen cannot escape from the control of Liaodong Town smoothly, we must build up momentum for Zhao Gechen and make Liaodong Town feel apprehensive!
Therefore, I believe that next, I will lead my troops to support Zhao Cabinet Minister, while General Wu will lead the Guan Ning cavalry to join Governor Wu and report the news to Governor Wu. How about that?"
After hearing Fang Zhenshan's suggestion, Wu Shilin couldn't help but hesitate.
Just like Fang Zhenshan didn't trust the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, Wu Shilin didn't trust Fang Zhenshan either.
Although Wu Shilin had fully supported Fang Zhenshan before, he also saw Fang Zhenshan's ambitions and knew that Fang Zhenshan's power and scheming should not be underestimated, so he still wanted to keep Fang Zhenshan by his side to prevent Fang Zhenshan from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
After seeing Wu Shilin's hesitation, Fang Zhenshan added: "Zhao Gechen's status is noble. If any accident happens to him, we cannot bear the responsibility, and more variables will arise! Once the central government of the imperial court is held accountable,
, even if Governor Wu has the ability to stabilize the situation in Liaodong Town, it may not be able to offset his ineffective rescue of Zhao Gechen!"
Following Fang Zhenshan's constant persuasion, Wu Shilin thought carefully for a moment, and finally made up his mind, saying: "In that case, we will divide into two groups, and all the troops will immediately rush to the Liaodong Town camp outside the dense forest to provide full support.
Zhao Gechen and another group of people joined my father as soon as possible to report the news to my father!
However, Governor Fang's troops alone may not be able to make Liaodong Town fearful, so the junior will lead most of the Guan Ning cavalry under his command to act together with Governor Fang to jointly support Zhao Gechen!
As for meeting up with my father and reporting the news, I will leave it to the junior's uncle Wu Yinglin. The junior will leave five hundred troops for Uncle Lin, which is enough to deal with normal situations.
At the same time, I also hope that Governor Fang will also leave all the representatives of the Liaodong wealthy families under his control to Uncle Lin. In this way, we will not only be able to act more quickly, but also allow Uncle Lin to take these representatives of the wealthy families to see my father.
, after my father has the support of these Liaodong wealthy families, it will be easier to stabilize the situation in Liaodong, but I don’t know what Governor Fang wants?”
As Wu Shilin's words fell, Wu Yinglin beside him immediately nodded and promised: "I will definitely meet up with my brother as soon as possible, and will also report Governor Fang's intentions to my brother in detail, so that I can properly treat the representatives of the wealthy families in Liaodong.
Governor Fang is relieved."
The uncle and nephew sang and harmonized without leaving any chance for Fang Zhenshan to refute.
Obviously, with Wu Yingxiong's official debut, the Shanhaiguan Wu family is bound to win over Liaodong Town, and their style has become increasingly tough.
Seeing Wu Shilin's decision, Fang Zhenshan couldn't help but frown secretly. He felt that although Wu Shilin was a member of an aristocratic family and his scheming was not deep enough, his methods and intelligence should not be underestimated.
For the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, Wu Shilin's decision can be said to be comprehensive. On the one hand, after he and Fang Zhenshan act together, he can continue to control and monitor Fang Zhenshan to prevent Fang Zhenshan from causing trouble secretly. On the other hand, it will not delay the meeting with Wu Yingxiong.
matter.
The most important thing is that you can also take the opportunity to send representatives of the wealthy families in Liaodong to Wu Yingxiong to get them out of Fang Zhenshan's control and influence. By then, Wu Yingxiong will have the support of these wealthy families in Liaodong, which will not only greatly reduce Fang Zhenshan's influence.
With strength, the Shanhaiguan Wu family's plan to control the Liaodong region will go more smoothly.
For Fang Zhenshan, such a plan would be harmful but useless, but his troops were far from the opponent of Wu Shilin's Guan Ning cavalry, so Fang Zhenshan could not refuse Wu Shilin's proposal.
Therefore, although Fang Zhenshan felt helpless, he did not hesitate at all. He immediately nodded and agreed: "If this is the case, it would be better. Let's do what Mr. Wu said!"
For Fang Zhenshan, the most important thing right now is to get in touch with Zhao Junchen, and other things are just trivial matters.
In Fang Zhenshan's view, currently only Zhao Junchen has the ability and qualifications to resist the Wu family's inevitable plan in Shanhaiguan.
After discussing it in this way, Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin quickly took action. Fang Zhenshan left the representatives of the Liaodong wealthy families he controlled, while Wu Shilin left 500 Guanning cavalry, and then asked Wu Yinglin to take these wealthy families.
The representative and the Guan Ning cavalry quickly headed south, trying to meet up with Wu Yingxiong as soon as possible and get in touch.
At the same time, Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin personally led most of their troops and ran towards the dense forest again.
However, whether it was Fang Zhenshan or Wu Shilin, although they each had their own calculations and plans, they did not know that their calculations and plans had largely fallen into Zhao Junchen's predictions.
The situation has developed to this point. On the stage built by Zhao Junchen himself, all the actors are in place, and they are all unknowingly playing the roles arranged by Zhao Junchen for them.
Therefore, even if there are various variables, the final direction of this drama is still moving forward according to Zhao Junchen's script.